Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adulterer

/əˈdʌltəɹɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: adul-ter-er
IPA: /əˈdʌltəɹɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who commits adultery.

noun

One who commits adultery.

noun

One who commits adultery.

Example Sentences

"Under the canon-law rule, a married participant is an adulterer and an umarried one is a fornicator."
"Ashley Madison, so-called for the two most popular girls names, billed itself as the premier destination for adulterers – no judgment, no risks, no strings attached other than the payments required to secure enough “credits” to talk to other users."
"I become an adulterer and remain an adulterer when, by choice, I freely adopt the proposal to have sex with someone other than my wife."
"The Word of God says that you, my reader, should be sure that no fornicator or adulterer or adulteress has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and of God."

Etymology

From adulter (“to commit adultery”) + -er.

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂el- (other)
Suffix: adulter#Verb

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈdʌltəɹɚ/
British English: /əˈdʌltəɹə/

Inflected Forms

adulterers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

adulterant adulter fornicator adulteress

Synonyms

cheater adulterer bed-hopper carpetmonger chamberer debauchee debaucher fornicator gallant lecher lewdster libertine

Questions

How do you pronounce adulterer?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdʌltəɹɚ/.
What does adulterer mean?: One who commits adultery.
Where does adulterer come from?: From adulter (“to commit adultery”) + -er.

How to pronounce adulterer

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